24 Taisabaki

[aikilady]

dont like it....prefer to see aikido practiced as a "paired practice". body weight, balance taking, , the relationships between the uke and the nage is what i prefer to practice and see practiced.

[Zararobert]

This dude sucks deeply

[papalegua6]

hi dudes this is not Karate Kata but Aikido kata your words are out of space......

[sbazak]

boktan bir dansa dönüştürmüş teknikleri...

[fanvanice]

Really Great!

[emulare11]

This is EXACTLY why TMAs aren't respected anymore: a "kata" is made with solid techniques, but thanks to Itosu and time the techniques are forgotten and we're left with dances. This is a good example of a "kata" done with application in mind

[ischhhhh]

totally bullshit!!!

[RushMyEx]

if i wouldnt practice karate from heart (yes i know this isnt karate) ... then i would say he is drunk .... thats what people say when they have no idea about this beautiful art

[billibongojutsu]

Love the socks!! :-)

[fghrere]

this is very nice. it would help any judoka to perform his art

[dirtshirt63]

nice running shoes

[macktheknife888]

Aikido, HA, That's not Aikido, Tai Chi more like.

[ChristopheBeau]

Here is some decent Aikido for you:

YouTube "Aikido Christian Tissier"

"Aikido Demonstration by Christian Tissier, Shihan.

Beijing 2010."

Sep 1st 2010

Cheers,

[solider033]

thats very nice!!  aikido technics with a bit of tai-chi

[chuckneale]

Aikido was never meant to be a fighting art, just a way of harmonizing with human kind. The roots of Aikido (Samurai Aiki Jujutsu) are another matter.

[MaistrePathelin]

@chuckneale I agree, yet I disagree: there was a time when aikido (or, then, aikibudo) was taught as a system of self-defence (principally to the members of the Omoto-kyo). If you read the article on aikido on Wikipedia, you'll find that the practice of that budo evolved with time. My sensei's sensei was one of the first to learn aikido. Therefore, 'the' aikido I learn is quite 'violent'. Yet, I'm lucky enough to often get lessons by one of O'sensei's last students: the contrast is amazing.

[Jahleim72Amaya]

@MaistrePathelin

You what....Ok who's your Sensei,And whom did he study with.

[Peekingduck]

@MaistrePathelin

Sorry but wikipedia is not a reliable source for any real research.

Basically because you can't tell who wrote the text and for what purpose... just a matter of fact.

[MaistrePathelin]

@Peekingduck (a bit late, but all comments aren't e-mailed to me [What the frack with that?]) Yes, indeed. I'm quite sorry to have used such bad references. I did so everybody could 'check'. On the other hands, should I have referred to some books, some might have said that one student did not understand the true spirit of aikido or something along that line... What I like about Wikipedia is their genuine concern for impartiality... Anyway, time to practise some more aikido :-)

[MaistrePathelin]

@chuckneale (part 2 :-D) 'this' aikido seeks indeed to harmonise with human kind. As a student of budo, I think both aikido are important. Anyway, it's a good video...

[budokai100mph]

@chuckneale Thats not true, all martial arts are meant for that purpose and not all forms of Aikido are far from those roots. The aikikai later movement was when Ueshiba was becoming more in touch with his spiritual side as he was getting older. I have seen video of him slamming heads into the ground from an iriminage and you say it wasn't meant for fighting. He sent Gozo Shioda off to world war two where he killed multiple men with it. Maybe should read more about the history of Aikido.

[chuckneale]

This is a nice mix of Aikido and Tai Chi, Aiki techniques in a Tai Chi form, which in turn has many benefits like health, stress relief, co-ordination, mental visualisation etc.

[InterceptingDragon]

Hahahaha Muay Thai, boxing, karate, every other martial arts can kick aikidos ass. lol "DDDDDD

[larsbeyer]

@InterceptingDragon

Yeah ! And Superman can kick everybodys ass !

;)

[Shogun76shotokan]

harmonic....and nice place

[InterceptingDragon]

Just one things- Aikido is kind a ort for old mens. Aikido is nothing! Any1 can win aikido!

[bijesniigo]

you sure are smart one. if you master martial arts like you write english you are awesome!!!

[axle4896]

You will never win against Aïkido, cause there's no competition in it ... loser

[YajimaKenji]

Im pretty sure your opinion will change pretty fast if you ever face a real Aikido fighter in a fight...

[octobermadison]

@YajimaKenji all i see is a washed up old white dude who probably has early signs of alzheimers disease and keeps forgetting tho change his adult diaper....

No martial arts discipline will ever defeat me,,,only ji jutsi(however that is spelled) has a good shot because they are good submitters but weak fighter overall.

[Ronin6575]

@octobermadison You do not see with clear eyes, moron! Show us your video

[kalevraa]

@octobermadison that post for real? you sure talk big. show us a vid of you kicking some butt, or even strangling a tough gerbil.

[Bassai]

Cool. Did he put together techniques to make this kata?

[fudo9]

Very nice! Meditative!

Great to know the details of so many techniques.

But cutting and moving at the same time means he is cutting while standing on one foot.

Everything would be stronger if he cut while standing on two feet, even for a fraction of a second! This would show up as a slight delay between cutting and turning.

+ he needs to ground his energy and remain in posture. It goes in the same direction as his butt quite often.

[budovan]

Так и на здоровье.))

Чёрный пояс есть - укэ ни к чему.)

[1976nero]

Questo non e aikido....name,,, thi is not aikido...is a dace.

[keishari]

I disagree. It is aikido. He trains without partner. All the movements hes doing comes from the "book".

[MrChinic]

хрень какаято!

[joroman007]

Very fluid and graceful performance; I am sure many aikidoka who practice solo waza will see the value of linking the moves with footwork. Thanks!

[232323C]

excellent sir! thanks for sharing!

[dandjurdjevic]

I must commend you sir; this is an excellent isolation of aiki movement that enables one to focus on the taisabaki at hand, in particular the footwork. The naysayers don't understand what you are doing.

[Derukugi2]

I am not sure what I am seeing here, but it is surprisingly similar to the Taisabaki of Korindo Aikido.

If this guy made it up himself, good for him. If nothing else, it is a nice exercise routine.

[DarkKokoro84]

no offense but don't u all agree this guys running outta uniform?

[2008August30]

Having short pants reduces the risk of them showing under your hakama which is the equivalent of having your petticoat seen below your dress line. Premeditated or accident either way hes a winner. :)

[elmirador666]

Esto no es taisabaki, son movimientos simulando las técnicas de base, las cosas por su nombre esto más parece prosta - taichi , :P

[Ragday2007]

здорово

[8dahar1]

Taisabaki just roughly means "body movement". What this guy is doing is performing aikido techniques on his own, like shadow boxing.

I do it on dojo-off days. I don't see a need to formalise it into a kata, but it helps. Self-practise contributes to overall training.

[mksterr]

this is not how to learn taisabaki

[kerll]

buuu! (((( What's that!?????

[matmaster86]

it's aikido

[Vuduchild]

this tecnics are aikido

[jegmedve]

looks beautiful

[thelineofmypeople]

just a proprioceptive exercise, just like the rest of paper tiger arts

[MasterChiefJohn]

These techniques are proprioceptive but do have real-conflict applications. The showiness of the art is to minimize effort while maximizing gains. The "paper tiger" idea is perpetuated by those who favor the harder arts while considering soft arts as meditative only, disregarding the fact that the hard arts were designed for the peasants who had little time to learn to fight while the soft arts were a lifetime of learning, yet superior in technique and applications.

[JinsukeHP]

Well, that and the fact that most of the visible people practicing soft arts can't keep up with any serious beginner in any art. That said, I do think that soft movement is the right way to do things. It's just a little blind to overlook the fact that the public face of traditional arts in general is composed almost entirely of mystics, "masters", and magicians who can't seem to function with their respective arts at all in actual conflict.

[robkidwell]

"Do not have any real-conflict applications." You have no knowledge of this person and his skills beyond demonstrating a series of centered movements on YouTube. Mark was an airline pilot who developed a way to train on layovers when he could not find a dojo.

The judgment that I see on blogs such as this convince me that many Aikidoka have not learned anything about what O Sensei was teaching: Compassion, fluidness and complete presence.

The art was never about ego!

[bujin21]

@MasterChiefJohn - Hard arts vs. soft arts is a false dichotomy. Hard arts tend to get softer as the practitioner matures. Ueshiba himself was an example of that. The idea that "hard" arts were for peasants and "soft" arts are superior is historically inaccurate. Ancient warriors did not have a lifetime to perfect their technique. They, unlike most of us, had an immediate need for usable and reliable skills. Nothing like having to go to battle in the morning to wake you up to reality!

[Aur0rah]

is this aikido?